Hand composing device



March 24, 1953 G. J- H. SAUSELE HAND CQMPOSING DEVICE Filed Dec. 24, 1951 5 Sheets- Sheet l F R: X:

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signor to Intertype Corporation, Brooklyn, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application December 24, 1951, Serial N 0. 263,058

7 Claims.

This invention relates generally to typographical machines for photographically reproducing on a sensitized film or paper lines of type matter from composed lines of individual characterbearing elements or matrices. More particularly the invention relates to an improved, hand-composing stick for supporting a hand-composed line of such matrices. The composing stick of the present invention is particularly useful in connection with photo-composing machines of the type disclosed in Freund application Serial No. 237,696, filed July 20, 1951, and will be illustratively described in connection with such apparatus, although as the description proceeds it will be apparent that the composing stick can be used with other types of apparatus as well.

In using one embodiment of the apparatus disclosed in Freund et al., application Serial No. 237,696, a line of character-bearing matrices is assembled manually in a composing device usually called a composing stick, and the assembled line supported in the composing device is inserted in the machine in such a way as to position the line within an elevator. The line is then transferred by the elevator and associated mechanisms to a justifying station at which a justification measurement is made, and thereafter the characters of the elements are individually and sequentially photographed on a movable film, the film movement being correlated with the justification measurement to produce justified lines of type matter on the film.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved composing stick for supporting a series of character-bearing elements as they I are manually composed. It is another object of the invention to provide a composing device of thi type that is readily insertable in a photocomposing machine and so constructed as to position the composed line of matrices accurately within the elevator or equivalent portion of the machine. It is still another object of the invention to provide a composing device that permits ready removal of the composed line of matrices as a unit therefrom. It is a still further object of posing device showing the relationship of the as- V,

sembler slide and gauging member to the slotted support and broken away and exploded to show the stop for limiting movement of the assembler slide and line of matrices into the elevator;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a matrix of a type suitable for use with the present device;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the elevator showing a composed line of matrices positioned therein;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary front elevation of the assembler slide and associated parts showing the rear wall of the elevator and a line of matrices partiall removed from the assembler slide by the elevator;

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a portion of the photocomposing machine showing the composing device after it has been inserted in the machine. Also shown in the lower right-hand portion of Fig. 5 are the line-length adjusting mechanism and an index assembly to facilitate setting of the composing device;

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of a portion of the line-length adjusting mechanism and shows the manner in which the gauging member of the composing device is positioned with respect to the line-length index to insure proper relative adjust ment of the assembl r slide and gauging member;

Fig. '7 is a vertical section taken on the line 1--l of Fig. 6, except that in Fig. 7 the composing device has been inserted in its channel, whereas in Fig. 6 the channel is shown without the composing device therein. Fig. 7 shows the slotted support of the composing stick in operative position in the machine and the assembler slide at its left-most position, wherein it supports a line of matrices within the elevator;

Fig. 8 is a broken vertical section taken on the line 8--8 of Fig. 5 and showing the relationship between various parts of the composing device and its supporting channel, as well as the drum scale and line length index.

Referring to the drawings and more particularly to Fig. 1, the composing device there shown includes a slotted support generally designated 1 0 and comprising a base [2 having a longitudinal slot 14 therein, a. relatively high rear wall 16 and a relatively low front wall It. The base l2 and walls I5 and i3 form a channel within which is positioned an assembler slide 26 having a longie tudinal slot 22 therein that registers with the slot l4 and an upstanding end wall 24, The slide 29 is provided with a curved right-hand end 25 to facilitate manual movement of the slide with respect to support It.

Adjustably mounted on assembler slide 20 3 there is an adjustable guide 28 having an upstanding wall 30 aligned with the wall 2 3 of slide 20. The guide 28 is adjustably secured to slide 29 by means of a rotatable locking member 32 and a stepped shoe 34. Referring particularly to Fig. 4, the locking member 32 is provided with a laterally extending handle 36 and. a downwardly projecting pin 38 that is threaded into the shoe 34. The upper step 49 of shoe 34 slides in the slot M of support it and the lower step 32 provides a flange that prevents disengagement of slide 20 and guide 28 from support it. The upper step 4%) also provides a stop to limit movement of assembler slide 2% with respect to support it in a manner described below.

Reverting to Fig. 1, the steps 4t and &2 are of such height that when the locking member 32 is rotated counter-clockwise, the guide 28 is securely fastened to the slide 2d, and the slide 2i! is freely slidable with respect to support id. The pin 38 is prefer-ably provided with a left-hand thread so that when the member 32 is rotated to fasten guide 28 to slide 28, the handle as is positioned close to the wall Mi and hence is out of the way of the composer and does not interfere with insertion of the composing device into the machine. The guide 28 may be adjusted with respect to slide 2t by rotating locking member 32 clockwise to such an extent as to permit the pin 38 to slide freely in slot 22 of the assembler slide. The guide 28 and slide 26 are initially so adjusted as to provideaspace between walls 25 and Eli equal to the desired line length. When the desired spacing has been achieved, locking member 32 is rotated counterclockwise to fasten the guide and slide together and a line of matrices, like, for example, the matrix of Fig. 2, is hand composed in the space between the walls 2 3 and 3t.

Proper relative positioning of walls 2% and 3b can be conveniently effected by utilizing the linelength adjusting mechanism shown in the drawings. Referring particularly to Figs. 5, 6 and 8, the line-length adjusting mechanism there shown is generally similar to that disclosed in Patent No. 2,552,382. It comprises generally an index member M that is adjustable with respect to a drum scale at, and a hand wheel 48 for effecting relative adjustment of the index member and drum scale. Referring particularly to Figs. 6 and 8, the hand wheel d8 has a forwardly extending handle 5E! and on its rear face is provided with a bevel gear 52 that meshes with a second bevel gear 54 secured to a threaded rod 56. As best shown in Fig. 8, rod 56 is threaded into index member 14 and the index member has a forked end 53 that embraces a fixed rod 52 which prevents rotation of index member l with rod 5%, and thereby produces movement of index member 44 along scale it as the rod 56 is rotated. Thus rotation of hand wheel d3 moves index member 44 with respect to drum scale 46. As indicated particularly in Figs. 5 and 8, the drum scale 46 is provided around its periphery with a series of scales having point sizes marked thereon, and the drum scale can be rotated by means of a manual knob 52 secured thereto to present the desired scale for cooperation with index member M, all as more fully described in Patent 2,552,882.

Still referring to Figs. 5, 6 and 8. the index member 4a and drum scale it are located in a housing Ed at the lower front left-hand portion of which is provided a notched member 56 formed to receive the wall 24 of assembler slide as of the device of Fig. 1-. Referring particularly to Fig. 6,

d. in adjusting the guide 28 with respect to assembler slide 2f! the wall 2A is inserted in notch 66 and the wall 3% of guide 28 is positioned opposite the index member 4 2. In this way, the walls 24 and 3b can be made precisely equal to the desired line length.

When a line of matrices has been composed in the composing device iii, it is inserted in the machine in a manner now to be described. Referring particularly to Figs. 6, 7 and 8, secured to the top of housing Ed is a channel member 68 which is attached to the housing in any suitable manner such as by means of the screws NJ. As best shown in Fig. 8, the channel member 68 is adapted to slidably receive the slotted support ID of the composing device which is retained in place in the channel member 68 by a plate l2 secured to the channel by the screws is (see Fig. 6) and overlying the channel. As illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawing, the composing device slides into channel member 68 until its left-hand end strikes an abutment id forming part of an elevator 15 that is described below. The engaging edges of abutment l5 and slotted support it are aligned with the left end of housing fi l.

As previously indicated, the composed line of matrices is transferred from the composing device to a justifying station by apparatus that includes the elevator 15, the construction of which is best shown in 3. Referring to this figure, the elevator i5 is of U-shaped cross-section and comprises a front arm 76, rear arm it and interconnecting block Sil. Referring to Fig. '7, the composed line of matrices is inserted into elevator is by manually grasping the curved end 2% of assembler slide 261 and urging the left-hand end of'the assembler slide between the upper ends of arms i5 and it until the upper step dd of shoe 3 engages the end of slot l t. The slot M is of such length that when it is engaged by the step w the composed line will be properly positioned within the elevator. I

Reverting to Fig. 3, the matrices are provided with upper cars 82 and lower ears 85 that extend laterally beyond the sides of the assembler slide 29. The arms is and it of elevator F5 are provided with the shelves es and 52 respectively positioned to engage the upper ears d2 of the matrices of the line. Thus as the elevator 75 is lifted, the composed line of matrices is moved thereby from the assembler slide 2&3. This removal of the line of matrices from the assembler slide is particularly shown in Fig. l.

The manner of operation of the present composing device should be largely apparent from the foregoing description thereof. The index member M- is initially set by rotation of hand wheel G8 to the point on drum scale 36 corresponding with the desired line length. There- .after wall 2% of" the assembler slide is inserted in notch s5 and guide wall 38 is positioned with its left face aligned with the index member. Locking member 32 is'then rotated by means of handle 36 to lock the guide 28 and assembler slide 29 securely together.

A slide of matrices, comprising, for example, matrices such as shown in Fig. 2, is then composed between. walls 2% and 3t, and the composing device is inserted in the machine by sliding slotted support lt'into channel 65 until the left end of the slotted support reaches abutment "it. Thereafter the curved end it of the assembler slide is grasped and the assembler slide moved to the left as far as it will go, that is, until step it reaches the left end of slot I i. 'In this position of slide 28, the guide wall 30 is approximately aligned with the right hand end of elevator 15 and the line of matrices is positioned within the elevator. Upon lifting of the elevator, the line of matrices is removed as a unit from the assembler slide 26, and the composing device can then be removed from the machine for composition of another line of matrices.

From the foregoing description it is apparent that the composing device of the present invention is capable of achieving the several objects outlined at the beginning of the present specification. It is of course to be understood that the foregoing description is illustrative only and that both the structure and the manner of use of the present composing device can be modified Without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A hand composing device for use in composing a line of character-bearing typographical elements comprising in combination, a slotted support, an assembler slide, slidable in said slot and having a vertical wall against which said elements may be composed, an adjustable guide mounted on said assembler slide and movable with respect to said Wall to define the desired line length, and locking means for locking said assembler slide and adjustable guide together, while permitting them to slide freely with respect to said slotted support.

2. A hand composing device for use in composing a line of character-bearing typographical elements comprising in combination, a channelshaped support having a slot formed in its bottom wall, an assembler slide mounted for sliding movement in the channel of said support, said assembler slide comprising a slotted base and an upstanding end wall, a guide member adjustably mounted on said assembler wall and having an upstanding wall confronting the end wall of said assembler slide and adjustable with respect thereto to define the desired line length and means for locking said assembler slide and guide member together.

3. A hand composing device for use in composing a line of character-bearing typographical elements comprising in combination, a channeled support having a slotted base, an assembler slide comprising a base slidable in the channel of said support and having a slot registering with the slot of said support, said assembler slide having an upstanding wall against which said line of elements can be set, a guide member mounted on said assembler slide and having an upstanding wall adjustable with respect to the wall of said assembler slide to define the length of line desired and locking means mounted on said guide member and extending through the slots of said assembler slide and support for locking said assembler slide and guide member together and permitting them to slide as a unit with respect to said support.

4. A hand composing device according to claim 3 wherein said locking means includes a shoe slidable in the slot of said support and cooperating with the ends of said support slot to limit the movement of said assembler slide and guide member with respect to said support.

5. A hand composing device for use in composing a line of character-bearing typographical elements comprising, in combination, a channelshaped support having a slotted base, a relatively low front wall and a relatively high rear Wall, an assembler slide comprising a base slidable in the channel of said support and having a slot registering with the slot of said support, said assembler slide having an upstanding wall against which said line of elements can be set, a guide member mounted on said assembler slide and having an upstanding wall adjustable with respect to the wall of said assembler slide to define the length of line desired, a rotatable locking member mounted on said guide member and having a threaded pin extending through the slots of said assembler slide and support, and a shoe threaded on said pin, said locking member and shoe cooperating to lock said assembler slide and guide member together.

6. A hand composing device according to claim 5 wherein said shoe includes an upper portion normally positioned for sliding movement in the slot of said support and a lower portion wider than said support slot to prevent disengagement of said assembler slide and support.

7. A hand composing device according to claim 3 wherein the upstanding walls of said assembler slide and guide member are of substantially the same height and terminate at points above the front wall and below the rear Wall of said channelshaped support.

GEORGE J. H. SAUSELE'.

No references cited. 

